Cute AND fierce shoulder mount - Nyctereutes Donnezani (Raccoon Dog)

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Nyctereutes Donnezani (Raccoon dog)

Nyctereutes Donnezani is an extinct relative of the Raccoon Dog.

-Nocturnal

-Glowing eyes

-Foragers _seeds, eggs, 

-Great swimmers can dive for meals

-Usually seen in pairs or small groups

-Mews when friendly and growls when frightened

-Omnivore

-Short-Tempered

-Can have rabies

-Capable of living with humans

 

Wild:

 

Nyctereutes is among one of the few omnivores found in this area. Nyctos means "night" and ereuna means "seeking." These creatures are nocturnal and are normally seen in pairs or small groups. 

 

Can hear them ‘mewing’ to each other at times as a sort of friendly banter. Usually not aggressive but will growl to warn off danger. Can become protective and territorial of other Nyctereutes. Aggressive when in danger. Stubby like stature means this creature has slower mobility, but still has a ferocious bite - careful of getting infected with rabies! Damage is doubled in packs.

 

Have multiple coats, allowing them to survive in a massive array of temperatures. They can be found in swampy, marsh areas or in the freezing cold and here they will have a light-colored coat to camouflage from predators. 

 

Can be found burrowed underground, in caves, or foraging in trees. If survivor builds crops near a Nyctereutes, they will aggro and destroy the nearby plots if not properly protected and/or steal crop products (berries, fruit, veggies). 

 

 

Domesticated:

 

Like most creatures, Nyctereutes do not seek out human interaction. However, they are capable of living with humans and even becoming a loyal companion. Are small enough to be a shoulder mount. With glowing eyes and ears, they are a great source of charge light. Despite being small and stocky, Nyctereutes are great divers and foragers - bringing back items for the survivor such as seeds, eggs, fish, crops, etc. 

 

 

Taming Ideas:

 

• With pelt - large amounts, passively dropping (similar to Gacha) 

 

or maybe through tranquillizing using pelt in inventory to keep them warm and torpor high (but will become aggressive when tranqed and aggro nearby Nyctereutes, multiplying rabies risk) torpor would drain quickly

 

• With fertilized Beelzebufo eggs, passively 

 

May become hostile, but will not do much damage and will not affect taming effectiveness. Will eventually become passive until next “feeding”

 

• Not tame-able with kibble

 

• Only tame-able at night (nocturnal)

 

• Nyctereutes found in snowy regions will be hibernating and have to be lured out by means of nearby veggies planted in an accessible crop plot. Once lured, they will be available to tame. 

 

 

 

Possible Abilities: 

 

- Can pickpocket items

- Infecting intruders with Rabies

- Inventory capable of crafting simple or basic kibbles or just used for large storage/refrigeration

- Enhance survivor's Fortitude 

- Night-vision

- Charge light

- Can make jerky with correct ingredients. However, is able to eat meat.

 

 

These are just my ideas so feel free to give your opinions/ideas ❤️

 

 

 

IRL info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctereutes_donnezani

Used Ark Dossier Editable Template in Photoshop with toggled icons (taming and size reference) 

All artwork is my own - drawn in Procreate 

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